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Author Topic: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage  (Read 4147 times)

Offline bowmaster12

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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #20 on: December 13, 2020, 09:22:16 AM »
Another question off of this.  I tend to like shooting heavier heads how much is to much for a lighter bow.  Arrow flight being the most important.  20 yard max.  I know ill have to do some experimenting just wanted to get others thoughts

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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2020, 10:29:32 AM »
I shoot bows near the 45# mark at 29". Total up-front weight -- head and insert combined -- is 225 to 250 grains on a 500-spine shaft at 29.5" to the back of the point. Of course this depends on the brand of the 500-spine shaft since the spine varies a bit from brand to brand.

I get excellent bare shaft flight with this formula.
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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2020, 12:23:08 PM »
Just depends on the overall arrow weight you want to shoot.  I generally shoot about 500 grains in woodies, (11 gpp on a 45# bow) with just the 125 grain head up front and 500 to 550 grains in carbons with the head, adaptor and insert about 250-300 grains up front.  I don't like to go over 12 gpp.

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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2020, 06:23:42 PM »
This is the entry wound on a doe I bagged this morning with a VPA 250 grain 1 1/4" 3-blade. Bow is a 45# 1963 vintage Red Wing Hunter.  Arrow weight is 546 g.

Shot was single lung and liver, she was quartering toward me.  Pass through, she went ~ 15 yards and dropped. Left a big hole in the liver before exiting into some wood behind where she was standing.
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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #24 on: December 17, 2020, 10:29:35 PM »
Shutle-T-Locks 125 grns on top of 75grn brass inserts. On Beaman centershots 500s, 30" almost the magic 500grns.
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And YES they are (3) blades.
They group more consistent then my (2) blade Razor heads 145grn, by Bear.
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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #25 on: December 17, 2020, 10:35:06 PM »
This is the entry wound on a doe I bagged this morning with a VPA 250 grain 1 1/4" 3-blade. Bow is a 45# 1963 vintage Red Wing Hunter.  Arrow weight is 546 g.

Shot was single lung and liver, she was quartering toward me.  Pass through, she went ~ 15 yards and dropped. Left a big hole in the liver before exiting into some wood behind where she was standing.
Looks like a Bodkin? Or an MA3? I know its not , good design. :archer2:
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Re: 3 blade heads with lighter poundage
« Reply #26 on: December 17, 2020, 10:40:40 PM »
VPA is a solid one piece broadhead. They are very good.

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